Chepstow Rugby club was formed in 1869 by former pupils of Chepstow Grammar School under the mentorship of headmaster George Dewdney.[3] In 1879 the Chepstow Weekly Advertiser appealed to local gentlemen to patronise the newly formed club in an attempt to gain sponsorship to allow the club to remain financially stable.[4]
In 1880 Chepstow RFC were thought to be one of the clubs at the Tenby Hotel in Swansea which is incorrectly believed to have been the founding meeting of the Welsh Rugby Union.[5] The accepted founding actually took place in Neath in 1881, at which Chepstow RFC were not in attendance. In 1881 Chepstow player Edward Peake was selected to represent the very first Welsh rugby international, played against England.[6]
In 1969 a match was held between Chepstow and a Welsh XV that included many famous players such as Brian Price. The match was supposedly held to commemorate the founding of what at the time was claimed to be the oldest rugby club in Wales. Chepstow lost by a large margin.
Celebrated their 150 year in 2019 150th year Chepstow RFC
Cliff Ashton who was capped seven times for Wales in the period 1959 to 1962 played for Chepstow during most of the 1960s and was for many years captain of Chepstow RFC. Glyn Davidge who was capped nine times for Wales and was the hero of the defeat of the All Blacks by Newport played for Chepstow for a number of years in the early 1960s
Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN0-7083-0766-3.
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^BBC News (8 July 2004). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. Retrieved 20 July 2008.
chepstow, chepstow, rugby, football, club, rugby, union, team, from, town, chepstow, monmouthshire, wales, club, member, welsh, rugby, union, feeder, club, newport, gwent, dragons, with, mini, groups, from, under, under, full, namechepstow, rugby, football, cl. Chepstow Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Chepstow in Monmouthshire Wales The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons with a Mini age groups from under 6 s to under 15 s 2 Chepstow RFCFull nameChepstow Rugby Football ClubNickname s The StowFounded1869LocationChepstow WalesGround s Upton Memorial GroundLeague s WRU Admiral National League 4 East2022 233rd 1 Team kitOfficial websitechepstow wbr rfc wbr wales Contents 1 History 2 Club honours 3 Notable former players 4 External links 5 Bibliography 6 ReferencesHistory EditChepstow Rugby club was formed in 1869 by former pupils of Chepstow Grammar School under the mentorship of headmaster George Dewdney 3 In 1879 the Chepstow Weekly Advertiser appealed to local gentlemen to patronise the newly formed club in an attempt to gain sponsorship to allow the club to remain financially stable 4 In 1880 Chepstow RFC were thought to be one of the clubs at the Tenby Hotel in Swansea which is incorrectly believed to have been the founding meeting of the Welsh Rugby Union 5 The accepted founding actually took place in Neath in 1881 at which Chepstow RFC were not in attendance In 1881 Chepstow player Edward Peake was selected to represent the very first Welsh rugby international played against England 6 In 1969 a match was held between Chepstow and a Welsh XV that included many famous players such as Brian Price The match was supposedly held to commemorate the founding of what at the time was claimed to be the oldest rugby club in Wales Chepstow lost by a large margin Celebrated their 150 year in 2019 150th year Chepstow RFCClub honours Edit1994 95 Welsh League Division 8A East ChampionsNotable former players Edit Lyndon Mustoe Edward Peake 1 cap Cliff Ashton who was capped seven times for Wales in the period 1959 to 1962 played for Chepstow during most of the 1960s and was for many years captain of Chepstow RFC Glyn Davidge who was capped nine times for Wales and was the hero of the defeat of the All Blacks by Newport played for Chepstow for a number of years in the early 1960sExternal links Edithttp chepstow rfc wales Bibliography EditSmith David Williams Gareth 1980 Fields of Praise The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union Cardiff University of Wales Press ISBN 0 7083 0766 3 References Edit https community wru wales club national leagues national leagues fixtures and results league 4 east a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty title help BBC News 8 July 2004 Wales regional rugby map BBC Retrieved 20 July 2008 Smith 1980 pg 24 Smith 1980 pg 26 Smith 1980 pg 37 Smith 1980 pg 40 This Welsh rugby union team article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chepstow RFC amp oldid 1111323092, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
